Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Sea Wasp
Alatina alata
Sea Wasp
Also known as: Winged Box Jelly
Category: Box Jellyfishes
Scientific Name: Alatina alata
Synonyms: Alatina moseri
Distribution: Caribbean, South Florida, Pacific, Hawaii
Cnidaria (Phylum) Cnidarians
└Medusozoa (Subphylum)
 └Cubozoa (Class) Box Jellyfishes
  └Carybdeida (Order)
   └Alatinidae (Family)
    └Alatina (Genus)
     └A. alata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 289378🔗
iNaturalist ID: 525648🔗

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